Roy Scheider
Biography
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.
His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).(1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).
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Acting (90 movies)
Klute
1971
The French Connection
1971
Jaws
1975
Jaws 2
1978
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
The Russia House
1990
Marathon Man
1976
Dracula II: Ascension
2003
Dracula III: Legacy
2005
Naked Lunch
1991
2010
1984
The Curse of the Living Corpse
1964
Blue Thunder
1983
The Punisher
2004
The Rainmaker
1997
Still of the Night
1982
Cohen and Tate
1989
The Seven-Ups
1973
The Peacekeeper
1997
Chicago 10
2008
Daybreak
2000
Evasive Action
1998
Last Embrace
1979
Dark Honeymoon
2008
All That Jazz
1979
Sorcerer
1977
King of Texas
2002
The Poet
2007
Texas '46
2002
The Outside Man
1972
52 Pick-Up
1986
RKO 281
2000
Citizen Verdict
2003
Red Serpent
2002
The Fourth War
1990
If I Didn't Care
2007
Money Play$
1998
Night Game
1989
Plato's Run
1997
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1970
The Men's Club
1986
Chain of Command
2000
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Silver Wolf
1999
Tiger Town
1984
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
Time Lapse
2001
The Assassination
1972
Wild Justice
1994
Executive Target
1997
The Doorway
2000
Iron Cross
2009
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002
Love Thy Neighbor
2003
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
The Definite Maybe
1997
The White Raven
1998
Better Living
1998
Paper Lion
1968
Listen to Me
1989
Loving
1970
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990
Hitler's Lost Sub
2000
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983
The Rage
1997
Assignment: Munich
1972
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
New England Our Way
1974
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
2002
Falling Through
2000
The Making of Jaws 2
2001
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Follies: In Concert
1986
Stiletto
1969
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998
Smiles
1964
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000
A Wind from the South
1955
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Jaws: The Revenge
1987
Jaws 5
1999
When It Was a Game
1991
When It Was a Game 2
1992
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
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